Sam Ketchum Ordained to Gospel Ministry

On Friday 2nd February members of the Pacific Coast Presbytery gathered, along with many family, friends and invited guests to Ordain and Install Mr Samuel J. Ketchum to the Gospel Ministry in Fresno, California. The previous minister of the congregation, Pastor Tim McCracken, constituted the court, the edict was read and the adherence to the call noted prior to the worship service commencing.

The congregation then sang the twenty third psalm before Rev Nathan Eshelman (Los Angeles RPC) gave the charge to the congregation (which you can listen to here). The ordination vows were also asked by Rev Nathan Eshelman, who had been Interim Moderator of the Fresno congregation during the vacancy.